Acting director Nick Andersen said relationships, not actor risk management agency designations, should guide which agency is at the forefront.

Sean Cairncross said the idea rather is to collaborate with the private sector in a way that helps the U.S. government take the battle to its adversaries.

The executive order finally calls cyber-enabled fraud what it is: transnational organized crime. Now the U.S. has to act like it—and the private sector has to stop…

Cyber officials lamented Wednesday that its a challenge to make the wider population appreciate the gravity of the threat the hacking group presents.  

The national cyber director is pitching an approach that blends cyber operations with diplomacy, law enforcement and pressure on CEOs to shore up their organizations.

The administration also released an executive order on cybercrime and fraud.

A House committee reauthorized an Energy Department program that funnels hundreds of millions of dollars and cybersecurity assistance to rural electric utilities.

The agency lost a third of its people in a year. Now industry and lawmakers on both sides say it's unprepared for a potential crisis.

Governments and businesses have a shared interest in seeing post-quantum encryption broadly adopted throughout society. 

A department official speaking at CyberTalks said HHS is trying to help the sector on finding where those risks are.